Weather-strip unit



Oct. 18, 1927.

A D. KULAGE WEATHER STRIP UNIT Filed Aug. s, 1925 Agi/09. W

Patented` Oct.. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES DOMINICK-XULAGE, F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WEATHER- STRIP UNIT.

Application led August 3, 1925. Serial No. 47,692..

This invention relates to improvements iii weatherstripping, and has for its object the provision of a weatherstrip piece or unit adapted to be inserted o n the parting strips of a window sash between the meeting rails of the upper and lower window frames.

As is well known, in ordinary window construction, the meetingrails of the frames of the upper and lower windows are recessed in lo their outer edge portions to receive the parting strips located between the two frames, so that the opposed faces of the meeting rails may be in contact beyond the outer face of the parting strips. This construction re- 5 sults in leaving a considerable space between the bottoms of these recesses and the faces. of the parting strips through which cold air may enter.

Heretofore, attempts have been made to close these spaces by securing to the face of the parting strip, as by glue, tacks, or the like, a short stiip of felt of substantially the width of the parting strip and of a length corresponding to the height of the meeting rails. The objection to such procedure is that in severely cold weather, the felt piece will frequently freeze to the window frame and be torn from the parting strip-when the window is raised. The same result frequently follows after a rain, when the felt will be caused to adhere to the frame and be torn away in lifting the window.

According to my invention, `I emplofy a suitable strip of filling material, such as elt, and secure the same on the inner face of a strip of metal of substantially the width, but slightly longer than, the piece of felt, and having its ends bent inward and apertured so that the device may be readily secured by In this application, the felt is placed next to the parting strip, leaving the metal to form the contact with the bottoms of the recesses in the meet-ing rails, thus presenting a smooth surface for the rails to slide over, and preventing the felt strip from coming in contact with said rails. This, 'of course, avoids any possibility of the felt filling strip adhering or being frozen to the meeting rails, or, in fact, of coming in contact therewith at all. i

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating my invention Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view through a portion of one side of a window tacks to the outer face of the parting strip.

sash and the adjacent portions of the meeting rails of two windowv frames, the view being taken along the line of the upper Surface of the meeting rail of the inside or lower window;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Fi ure 3 is a weat erstrip unit.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates one of the side members of a window sash, 2, the parting strip thereof. 3, the meeting rail of the lower window frame, and 4, the meeting rail of tlie upper window frame. In order to permit these rails to engage beyond the parting strip 2, the meeting rail 3 is provided with an L- shaped recess 5, and the meeting rail 4 with a sim-ilar, but shallower, recess 6, these recessesreceiving the parting strip 2, as shown by Figure 1, and permitting the opposed faces of the meeting rails to engage, as indicated along the line 7. This construction leaves a space 8 between the bottom of the recesses in the meetin rails and the outer face of the parting strip at each side of the window, which space invariably increases to a considerable extent, owing to the shrinkage .of the. wood of the meeting rails and parting strip, especially under modern conitions which obtain throughout the lumber and millingindustry, where no elort is made to adequately dry the lumber used in construction work. These spaces permit quite'an amount of cold air to enter the room, thus perspective view of my increasing the diiculty and expense of heating.

According to my invention, I fill up this space by the use of a weatherstrip unit constructed as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

a Referring to these figures, the numeral 9 indicates a strip of any suitable -filling material, preferably felt, which is secured on the underside of a. strip of metal 10, the preerred securing means being a staple 11 passed through apertures in the strip l0 and through the felt, and its ends being clinched. or turned inward, on the inner side of the felt strip, as indicated by dotted lines at 12 in Figure 2. In this operation, the head or body of the staple is caused to indent or bend inward the body of tlie metal strip, so that the outer surface of said head lies substantially flush with the outer face of the metal strip, as shown by Figure 3. The head or body of this staple is moreover disposed longitudinall of the metal strip in order to olerno obstruction to the movementof the window frame inv engagement therewith. The ends of the metal Strip extend beyond the endsv of the felt strip and are bent inward, as indicated at 13, so as to present a lat portion 14 to engage the face of the parting strip. This Hat portion is provided with apertures 15 through which tacks 16 may be driven to secure the unit to the parting strip 2. Preferably, the outer edge portion of the metal strip'lO throughout its length is bent inward slightly, as indicated at 17, to'

strengthen the structure.

I may use any suitable non-'corrosive metal for the strip 10, but prefer either copper, bronze or zinc.

Various changes may be made in the details .of construction and in the shape, material and arrangement of the parts as the same are herein shown and described, without departing from the broad idea of my invvention.

I claim:

1. A weather-Strip unit comprising a strip of metal having a shorter strip of felt, or the like, secured thereon, said metal strip having its ends bent 'inward and apertured.

2. A weatherstrip unit comprising a strip of metal having al shorter strip of felt, or the like, secured thereon, said metal strip having its edge portion bent downwardly to strengthen the structure.

3. A weatherstrip unit comprising a strip of metal, a shorter strfpvof felt, or the like, applied to one side of said metal strip, and

la staple passed through said strips to secure them together.

4.l A weatherstrip unit comprising a strip of metal, a shorter strip of felt, or the like,

applied to one side of said metal strip, and

a staple passed through said strips to secure them together and disposed longitudinally of the unit.

5. A weather strip unit comprising a strip of metal, a shorter strip of felt, or the like, applied to one side of said metal strip, and

a staple passed through said strips to secure them together and disposed longitudinally of the unit, the head of said staple lying against the outer face of the metal strip and disposed longitudinally thereof, and the legs of thestaple being clinched against the strip of felt.

6. A filler weatherstrip comprising a front member and a body member of`compressible material secured thereto, said front member having a substantially flat `contacting portion and attaching portions extending beyond said body member and* positioned in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said contacting portion and removed therefrom a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said body member.

-'l'. A filler weatherstrip comprising a front member and a body member secured thereto of compressible material of less len th than said front member, said front mem er having a substantially flat contacting portion substantially the same length as said bodyA member and having the ends thereof inclined inwardly at the ends of said body member, said ends being shaped and arranged to form attaching portions positioned in a planesubstantially parallel to the plane of said contacting portion jand removed therefrom a distance substantially equal to the thickness of said bodymember.

8. A filler weatherstrip f applied between the parting bead of a window and the bottom and sides of a notch cut inthe meeting rails of the window sash and comprising a front member anda body member of compressible material secured thereto, said weatherstripbeing constructed and arranged whereby the contacting portion of said front member will be substantially the length of said body member and will be substantially parallel to the bottom of said notch.

9. A filler weatherstrip applied between the part-ing bead of a windowand the bottom of a notch cut in the meeting rails of the window sash and comprising a front member and a body member of compressible material of less length than said front member and secured thereto, said front member having a contacting portion substantially the same length as said body member and' substantially `parallel to the bottom of said notch and having the ends thereof inclined inwardly. at the ends of saidbody member,

said ends being shaped and arranged to form attaching portions positioned in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said contacting portion'and removed therefrom a' distance substantially equal to the thickness of said body member.

10. A filler weatherstrip applied between the parting bead of a window and the bottom and sides of a notch cut in the meeting rails of a window sash and comprising a front member `and a body member of com- Doi/HNICK KULAGfE.A 

